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NEWS
Carleton College
News Service
Northfield, Minnesota 55057
(507) 663-4183, 663-4184
May 4, 1983
SP92nh-rs
Ruth Stevens, Director
WORLD FAMOUS PHYSICIST TO SPEAK AT CARLETON
Northfield, Minn. *j- Philip Morrison, theoretical physicist and key scientific
figure in arms control, will address Carleton College's Convocation on Friday,
May 20, at 10:50 a.m. in Skinner Memorial Chapel. He will also be in residence
at the College during the week as the 1983 General Electric Foundation Lecturer.
One of the outstanding figures of contemporary American physics,
Morrison has long been internationally known for his work in theoretical nuclear
and astrophysics. Co-author of the classic post-war graduate text in nuclear
physics, Morrison shifted his attention to the field of astrophyics in the
early 1950s and since then has worked extensively on problems associated with
supernovae, stellar radio emission and quasars. He currently Is an institute
professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Not content to be merely a first-rank physicist, Morrison has directed
his abilities to a broad range of issues. Since his days at Los Alamos working
on the first atom bomb, he has been a key scientific figure in the arms control
movement. As co-founder and past president of the Federation of American
Scientists, he has worked to bring the dangers of the arms race to the attention
of the nation and the world.
As a research scientist who also teaches, Morrison has written high
school physics texts, participated in a project to produce grade school
(more)

NEWS
Carleton College
News Service
Northfield, Minnesota 55057
(507) 663-4183, 663-4184
May 4, 1983
SP92nh-rs
Ruth Stevens, Director
WORLD FAMOUS PHYSICIST TO SPEAK AT CARLETON
Northfield, Minn. *j- Philip Morrison, theoretical physicist and key scientific
figure in arms control, will address Carleton College's Convocation on Friday,
May 20, at 10:50 a.m. in Skinner Memorial Chapel. He will also be in residence
at the College during the week as the 1983 General Electric Foundation Lecturer.
One of the outstanding figures of contemporary American physics,
Morrison has long been internationally known for his work in theoretical nuclear
and astrophysics. Co-author of the classic post-war graduate text in nuclear
physics, Morrison shifted his attention to the field of astrophyics in the
early 1950s and since then has worked extensively on problems associated with
supernovae, stellar radio emission and quasars. He currently Is an institute
professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Not content to be merely a first-rank physicist, Morrison has directed
his abilities to a broad range of issues. Since his days at Los Alamos working
on the first atom bomb, he has been a key scientific figure in the arms control
movement. As co-founder and past president of the Federation of American
Scientists, he has worked to bring the dangers of the arms race to the attention
of the nation and the world.
As a research scientist who also teaches, Morrison has written high
school physics texts, participated in a project to produce grade school
(more)